Dogs in Danger

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Douglasville, GA is considering a ban on 'pit bulls', even though banning a "breed" which is in fact a catch-all for three or more breeds, which most people cannot correctly identify has been shown to be costly, unconstitutional, cruel, and ineffective in terms of public safety:

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Last night the Coweta County Commission approved amendments to the animal control ordinances that can only be interpreted as retribution against rescuers for the undesired publicity they focused on the JoJo/Old Yeller case. Coweta County animal advocates are in for a heated battle to bring desperately needed reforms to the dungeon-like Coweta County pound.

As a side note, Examiner.com recently embarked on a complete overhaul of the website and this has resulted in numerous frustrating glitches, including missing comments, slide shows and link lists, delays in publication and weird changes in formatting. Hopefully this will be sorted out soon.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the second annual No Kill Conference in Washington, D.C. last weekend. This is the first of several articles relating to this must-attend event. Couldn't go? Read this and learn about other opportunities to learn more and be a part of the change, including upcoming workshops and where to download conference materials for free:

Monday, July 12, 2010

He was the driving force behind Grace's Law's passage. Thank him by voting for him for Insurance Commissioner in the Republican primary next Tuesday July 20. He knows insurance and has a proven track record of getting things done. And he cares about animals.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Are you a Cobb County resident concerned about the plight of your county's shelter pets? You should be, Cobb has a gas chamber. Come to this meeting on April 12 and connect with like-minded individuals to make some positive changes.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Grace's Law passed the Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee unanimously on Thursday April 1, 2010, but was amended to allow intra-cardiac injections of unconscious, heavily sedated or comatose animals.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The science of population dynamics teaches us that there are really only four factors that influence the size of a population of animals or plants. They are birth rate, death rate, immigration and emigration.

These concepts show us how the No Kill Equation works. Read more here:

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Grace's Law passed the House last week and now must pass the Senate before it can become law. It is assigned to the Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. Read more from the Atlanta Animal Welfare Examiner (including instructions for contacting your Senator and a thank-you video from Grace and family.

Friday, March 5, 2010

On Monday, March 8th, House Bill 788 – a bill to ban gas chambers in Georgia as a method to euthanize pets turned into shelters, will be on the calendar for the House Rules Committee for consideration to be heard in the full House of Representatives. If this bill is not approved by the Rules Committee to be put on the calendar, it will die in committee this legislative session.

The consequence of this is former pets will continue to be euthanized in gas chambers in Georgia for another year.

DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!!! LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS BILL AND WANT THE RULES COMMITTEE TO VOTE YES TO PUT THIS BILL ON THE CALENDAR TO BE VOTED ON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES!!!!!!!

Here is what you need to do:

#1. Call the Rules Committee office, 404-656-5141 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 404-656-5141 end_of_the_skype_highlighting – POLITELY, let them know you are a Georgia voter, you would ask that this committee vote YES to put it on the calendar for the House of Representatives to hear this bill.

#2. Call your House of Representative – YOU ARE A GEORGIA VOTER – YOUR REPRESENTATIVE VOTES ON YOUR BEHALF ON MATTERS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU& THEY LISTEN TO VOTERS IN THEIR DISTRICT !!!!! Ask that your representative pass this bill with a YES vote when it is presented for a vote in the House.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Registration for this event is now available. It is free and open to the public, but you must RSVP, because seating is limited. The Carroll County Humane Society, sponsor of this event, is also selling signed copies of Nathan Winograd's books to offset the cost of putting on this event.Click ont the widget at the top of this page for more information and to register and purchase your signed copies of Redemption and Irreconcilable Differences.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Save the date! The 'Building No Kill Communities' workshop featuring Nathan Winograd has been scheduled for the evening of Friday April 16, 2010 in Douglasville, GA. Douglasville is conveniently located off I-20 just West of Atlanta. The event will be free and open to the public, but you will need to sign up in advance. Details about how to do that will be available soon. The event is sponsored by the Carroll County Humane Society, which will be selling signed copies of Nathan's books to offset the costs of putting on the workshop. Details about ordering your copies will be available soon as well.

Rescuers, members of humane groups, shelter directors and employees, animal control officers, city and county officials and animal lovers are all encouraged to attend. The workshop has been described as “a prerequisite for animal lovers, rescue groups and organizations that are serious about changing their communities to No Kill.”

Sunday, January 24, 2010

In addition to this blog, I am writing for the Examiner, as the Atlanta Animal Welfare Examiner. I will be covering animal welfare issues in the Atlanta metro area and Georgia in general from a No Kill perspective. I will also announce local animal welfare-related events and feature one or more adoptable pet per week. Have a story idea, event or pet you'd like to see featured? Send me an email. Check out my articles at:

Sunday, January 17, 2010

The following list was compiled by the Georgia Voters for Animal Welfare. There are 11 gas chambers known to be used in taxpayer-funded shelters in the state of Georgia. Due to the difficulties in compiling a complete data set, there may be some not on this list. If you know of any, please send an email or post a comment below. The gas chamber is a cruel and outmoded means of killing shelter pets. Grace's Law would close the loopholes which allow these shelters to continue to use these shameful devices.

1. Ashburn, City of (In Turner County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)2. Butts County Animal Control3. Cobb County Animal Control4. Cordele, City of (Crisp County)5. Cuthbert, City of (In Randolph County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)6. Haralson County Animal Shelter7. Hawkinsville, City of (In Pulaski County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)8. Henry County Animal Control9. Lakeland, City of (In Lanier County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)10. Mitchell County Animal Control11. Vienna, City of Animal Shelter (In Dooly County; no county facility; chamber housed in city.)

If you live in one of these municipalities, let your representatives and city and county officials know that this is unacceptable.